Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-25
HETIIE WHEELER'S S SCRAP
BOOK.
by JONAS JurroN.


might find in fiction characters whose
hearts throbbed with truer, nobler
love for each other, but in real life
never. They were rs essential to each
eiher's happiness rs were the soft mel
low rays of the golden sun, or the warm
gentle showers to the rich purple vio-
lets and blue-bells which grew in rich
profusion on the banks of the clear,
babbling brook along which Harry and
Hottie loved to stroll together in beau
tiful, balmy springtime. Hettie was
the only child of her widowed mother,
and Harry knew that when he married
duty would require him to support Mrs.
Wheeler as well as Hettie. Therefore
prudence warned him not to attempt
matrimony until he was sure that his
income was sufficient to support them.
He was turner in large furniture
factory, and he knew he could not sup
port them with his slender salary OF
$40 week. As Harry was ever on the
alert to advance his employers interest,
was prompt in the discharge of his du-
ties, and polite and courteous to every
one, the proprietor soon discovered his
worth and assured him that he would be
promoted to the position of foreman of
the turner's room when the present
foreman's contract expired, which was
only ten months off. That was the
time to which Hettie and Harry looked
forward with so much pleasure, for as
foreman of the turner's room, with n
salary of $40 week, the brightest
dreams of their lives would be realized
and their long-delayed marriage
would be consummated. They talked of
their future, thought of it, dreamed of
it. Ten months seemed an age to them,
but they were happy in the thought
that the time was no longer. The day
on which Harry received the pleasing in
formation that he would be promoted
to the foremanship of the turner's
room, Mrs. Wheeler received letter
from her cousin, Mr.. Frank Newton,
of New York, stating that the following
week he would be down in that part OF
the country to look after some land he
had purchased, and that before return.
ing to New York he would make them
visit Hettie and her mother were
in futter of excitement, for .dr. New
ton, the wealthy proprietor of popu'
lar New York literary paper, was almost
stranger to them. Hettie had neve,
seen him, and Mrs. Wheeler had moi
seen him since they were children to
gether. Mr.. Newton, fne-looking
portly gentleman of 40, handsomely at
tired, and with magnificent diamond
pin blazing on the immaculate shir
;. front, at last arrived. Mrs. Wheeler
and Hettie heartily welcomed him tt
their humble home, which was as brigh
and cheerful as soap and water, fou
industrious hands, and two happy, smil
ing faces could make it. On the secont
! evening after Mr.. Newton's arrival, Het
tie, whose services were required in th
kitchen with her mother, excused her
self to her cousin, and, handing him he
: scrap-book, remarked that he nigh
/ find something in it that would interes
. him while she and her mother were out
: : After they had eaten supper and wer
I again seated around the blazing fir
, which burned and cracked in the sit
= ting-room CRATE, Mr.. Newton agail
picked up Hettie's scrap-booll and care
fully turned its leaves. After turning
I fifteen or twenty pages he stopped an
0 said, cousin Hettie, while you an
. Cousin Kate were preparing supper
read these two little stories which il
d terested me very much. I see the
Q were written for your village paper
q Their author certainly possesses rar
i literary talent. Do you know VIII
: wrote these pieces, Cousin Hettie?"
!, Hettie blushed and was on the poir
g of stammering out a reply, when he
!, mother said:
> 81 will tell you the name of til
: author, Cousin Frank; it is HarI
Vt Somers. He is a young man, a turne
in the furniture factory here. He is a
exceptionally nice young man, and
Hettie's most devoted admirer. The
{ will be married us soon as Harry r.
9 ceives the position of foreman, whic
Z will be next fall / am highly please
with Hettie's choice, for Harry Somel
: is one of tho incest young men ev,
Q knew"
y "Ah, ha that's the way the wind
blowing, is it, Cousin Hettie?" said M
Z Newton, with a merry twinkle in b
!, eye. "But why are you waiting uni
!. he is foreman before marrying?"
continued.
ellis wages are not sufficient at pre-
: ent to support us" candidly repli'
!, Hettie. "He only receives SO q wet
= now, but as foreman he will recei
j, $40 week.
al would like very much to see Il
young man," continued matter-of-fa
1t Mr.. Newton, "and if it is not too far
= : his house, aud you will accompany m
a we will walk over and have short ia
+ with him."
"There will be no necessity for that
blushingly replied Hettie; "for this
3, Harry's night to call; and if he is W,
's he viii surely be here.
q q II am glad to hear that, for l h
le rather see him here. But I had ft
ir gotten that, if / intrude, / will sp
- your tete-a-tete," said Mr.. Newton, wi
is sly glance at Mrs. Wheeler.
"Oh, I don't care for that, Cous
Frank. I can see Harry moss a